4 states to take up RRTS project to link Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut

The proposed Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail transit system (RRTS) will be implemented as a joint venture by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and four state governments – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar.(Representational image)

The proposed Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail transit system (RRTS) will be implemented as a joint venture by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and four state governments – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar on Thursday with senior officials of the metro rail project to facilitate inter-district passengers coming to Meerut from Delhi and Ghaziabad.

“Since the proposed alignment of the RRTS project in Meerut was almost similar to that of Meerut metro rail project corridor-1, it was felt that both the projects should be executed in a combined manner. This will ensure better coordination and ease financial burden by cost-sharing between the state governments,” Kumar said.

He said work on the first phase from North-South corridor beginning from Pratapur, Meerut to Modi Puram would be undertaken simultaneously along with the metro rail project corridor-II, which would from Shradhapuri and go up to Jagriti extension.

He said work on other corridors of RRTS and metro project would be done in the second phase.